Merced Popularity by Year
Follow Merced across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Merced birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boys | 7 | #9,714 | Up 2,471 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 5 | #12,185 | Down 1,457 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 6 | #10,728 | Up 38 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 6 | #10,766 | Down 2,442 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 5 | #16,992 | Down 5,214 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 9 | #8,324 | Up 591 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 8 | #8,915 | Up 1,236 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 6 | #10,151 | Down 2,320 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 8 | #7,831 | Down 188 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 8 | #7,643 | Down 2,346 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 13 | #5,297 | Up 3,407 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 6 | #8,704 | Down 1,861 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 8 | #6,843 | Up 1,267 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 6 | #8,110 | Down 974 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 7 | #7,136 | Down 144 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 7 | #6,992 | Down 2,189 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 12 | #4,803 | Up 2,013 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 6 | #11,778 | Up 1,664 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 7 | #6,816 | Down 1,944 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 5 | #13,442 | Down 295 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 11 | #4,872 | Up 649 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 9 | #5,521 | Up 1,657 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 5 | #13,147 | Down 3,900 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 6 | #7,178 | Down 2,367 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 8 | #9,247 | Up 578 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 10 | #4,811 | Up 389 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 8 | #5,200 | Down 1,241 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 11 | #3,959 | Up 1,967 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 6 | #9,825 | Down 715 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 6 | #5,926 | Down 141 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 6 | #5,785 | Down 1,570 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 9 | #4,215 | Up 692 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 7 | #4,907 | Down 941 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 10 | #3,966 | Up 543 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 8 | #4,509 | Up 333 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 6 | #9,110 | Down 15 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 6 | #9,095 | Down 803 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 7 | #4,842 | Down 685 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 8 | #4,157 | Down 771 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 11 | #3,386 | Up 626 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 8 | #4,012 | Down 71 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 8 | #3,941 | Up 1,286 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 5 | #5,227 | Down 2,004 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 10 | #3,223 | Up 399 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 8 | #3,622 | Down 101 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 5 | #8,292 | Down 2,996 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 8 | #3,521 | Up 414 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 6 | #3,935 | Up 201 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 5 | #4,136 | Down 170 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 5 | #3,966 | Down 18 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 5 | #3,948 | Down 18 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 5 | #3,930 | Down 329 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 6 | #3,601 | Down 753 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 7 | #5,296 | Up 457 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 9 | #2,848 | Down 439 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 12 | #2,409 | Up 462 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 9 | #2,871 | Up 1,117 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 5 | #3,988 | Down 1,494 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 11 | #2,494 | Down 133 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 12 | #2,361 | Up 1,525 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 5 | #3,886 | Down 710 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 7 | #3,176 | Down 33 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 5 | #5,753 | Down 80 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 7 | #3,143 | Down 767 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 5 | #5,673 | Down 909 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 11 | #2,376 | Down 602 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 18 | #1,774 | Up 664 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 10 | #2,438 | Down 101 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 11 | #2,337 | Up 979 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 6 | #3,316 | Down 1,240 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 14 | #2,076 | Up 1,097 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 6 | #4,764 | Down 353 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 6 | #3,173 | Down 1,321 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 14 | #1,852 | Down 223 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 19 | #1,629 | Up 265 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 14 | #1,894 | Up 64 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 13 | #1,958 | Up 910 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 7 | #2,868 | Down 536 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 10 | #2,332 | Down 368 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 13 | #1,964 | Up 987 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 7 | #2,951 | Down 830 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 12 | #2,121 | Up 1,147 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 6 | #3,268 | Down 1,304 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 5 | #4,411 | Down 563 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 6 | #3,848 | Up 199 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 15 | #1,964 | Up 1,595 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 6 | #4,047 | Down 910 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 6 | #3,559 | Up 138 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 9 | #3,137 | Up 606 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 6 | #3,697 | Down 1,289 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 7 | #3,743 | Down 459 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 12 | #2,408 | Up 496 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 9 | #3,284 | Down 238 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 9 | #2,904 | Down 149 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 10 | #3,046 | Up 1,927 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 10 | #2,755 | Down 114 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 5 | #4,973 | Down 2,164 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 11 | #2,641 | Down 195 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 12 | #2,809 | Up 1,162 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 12 | #2,446 | Up 355 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 7 | #3,971 | Up 1,038 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 10 | #2,801 | Up 1,068 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 5 | #5,009 | Up 90 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 6 | #3,869 | Down 1,896 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 5 | #5,099 | Down 2,002 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 10 | #3,097 | Up 1,717 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 16 | #1,973 | Up 726 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 5 | #4,814 | Down 1,196 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 10 | #2,699 | Up 33 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 9 | #2,732 | Up 445 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 7 | #3,177 | Down 906 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 9 | #2,271 | Up 2 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 5 | #3,618 | — |
| 1913 | Boys | 7 | #2,273 | Down 1,182 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 6 | #1,091 | — |